Ballou, Wisconsin

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Ballou, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 46°19′03″N90°35′05″W / 46.31750°N 90.58472°W / 46.31750; -90.58472 Coordinates: 46°19′03″N90°35′05″W / 46.31750°N 90.58472°W / 46.31750; -90.58472
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Ashland
Town Morse
Elevation
434 m (1,424 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1577501 [1]

Ballou is an unincorporated community located in the town of Morse, Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] The community was established around 1890 by the Wisconsin Central railroad. It was named for Miner H. Ballou, the treasurer and general manager of the Menasha Paper Company and a director of the railroad. [2]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Morse, Wisconsin Town in Wisconsin, United States

Morse is a town in Ashland County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 493 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Ballou, Cayuga, Foster Junction, and Penokee are located in the town.

Ashland County, Wisconsin County in the United States

Ashland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,157. Its county seat is Ashland. The county was formed on March 27, 1860, from La Pointe County.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Ballou, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 19. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.


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